An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: «woman without her man is nothing». The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly. The men wrote: «Woman, without her man, is nothing.»The women wrote: «Woman! Without her, man is nothing.»
—n. - a side of the face below the eye. B side-wall of the mouth.
- a impertinence; cool confidence. B impertinent speech.
- slang buttock. —v. Be impertinent to. cheek by jowl close together; intimate. [old english]
CHEEP
—n. Weak shrill cry of a young bird. —v. Make such a cry. [imitative]
CHEER
—n. - shout of encouragement or applause.
- mood, disposition (full of good cheer).
- (in pl.; as int.) Colloq. A expressing good wishes on parting or before drinking. B expressing gratitude. —v. - a applaud with shouts. B (usu. Foll. By on) urge with shouts.
- shout for joy.
- gladden; comfort. cheer up make or become less depressed. [latin cara face, from greek]
CHESS
n. Game for two with 16 men each, played on a chessboard. [french: related to *check]
CHEST
n. - large strong box.
- a part of the body enclosed by the ribs. B front surface of the body from the neck to the bottom of the ribs.
- small cabinet for medicines etc. get a thing off one's chest colloq. Disclose a secret etc. To relieve one's anxiety about it. [latin cista]
- of drawers n. Piece of furniture consisting of a set of drawers in a frame.
CHEWY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 needing much chewing.
- suitable for chewing. chewiness n.
CHICK
n. - young bird.
- slang young woman. [old english: related to *chicken]
CHIDE
v. (past chided or chid; past part. Chided or chidden) archaic scold, rebuke. [old english]
CHIEF
constable n. Head of the police force of a county etc.
- of staff n. Senior staff officer of a service or command.
- —n. - a leader or ruler. B head of a tribe, clan, etc.
- head of a department; highest official. —adj. - first in position, importance, influence, etc.
- prominent, leading. [latin caput head]
CHILD
abuse n. Maltreatment of a child, esp. By physical violence or sexual molestation.
- benefit n. Regular payment by the state to the parents of a child up to a certain age.
- care n. The care of children, esp. By a local authority.
- n. (pl. Children) 1 a young human being below the age of puberty. B unborn or newborn human being.
- one's son or daughter.
- (foll. By of) descendant, follower, or product of.
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